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Walter Kaufmann: Philosopher, Humanist, Heretic

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Walter Kaufmann: Philosopher, Humanist, Heretic
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Stanley Corngold
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:760
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156
Category/GenreWestern philosophy from c 1900 to now
Phenomenology and Existentialism
ISBN/Barcode 9780691211534
ClassificationsDewey:191
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 3 November 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

The first complete account of the ideas and writings of a major figure in twentieth-century intellectual life Walter Kaufmann (1921-1980) was a charismatic philosopher, critic, translator, and poet who fled Nazi Germany at the age of eighteen, emigrating alone to the United States. He single-handedly rehabilitated Nietzsche's reputation after Wo

Author Biography

Stanley Corngold is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at Princeton University. His books include Complex Pleasure: Forms of Feeling in German Literature and Lambent Traces: Franz Kafka (Princeton).

Reviews

"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year"